Gabriela

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Gabriela

R

1983

1h 42m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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A rich Turkish bar owner (Sônia Braga) falls in love with his beautiful Brazilian cook (Marcello Mastroianni).

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Mar 13, 2015

Whenever the film wanders away from Gabriela, it seems to dawdle aimlessly before finding her again.

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Roger Ebert

RogerEbert.com

Mar 13, 2015

2/4

There is no real chemistry between the bar owner and his wonderful lover, [so] even the most dedicated filmgoer is eventually reduced to waiting for what we used to call the good parts.

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Bob Baker

Time Out

Mar 13, 2015

Number one item on the agenda, however, is the camera's on-going perusal of the Braga bod. Mastroianni as Gabriela's main man lends an air of consequence to the proceedings.

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Molly Haskell

Vogue

Feb 26, 2020

The exploration of the senses that was portrayed joyously in [Jorge] Amado's novel comes to seem exploitative in Bruno Barreto's movie.

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Diego Galán

El Pais (Spain)

Feb 18, 2020

A fun comedy that outlines a profile of Brazilian society in 1925. [Full Review in Spanish]

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

Mar 13, 2015

2/5

The film's focus should have been on the way the unswervingly chauvinistic Mastroianni is forced to compromise his principles to save his marriage. But such is Barreto's fixation with Braga's body that the tone is almost risibly soft-core.

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Jul 21, 2012

Based on Jorge Amado's novel, Gabriela it's a erotic drama by Bruno Barreto with terrific actings by Marcello Mastroianni and Sonia Braga. A chronicle about costum, society, sex and love. Gabriela have the bold of present nudity and sex scenes, showing the beauty in human body and love between the characters of Gabriela and Nacib. Fresh.

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Mar 13, 2012

Oh my God! This crap is considered a true Brazilian classic?!?! This movie was poorly developed, the acting is considered almost amateur and the plot wasn't that good either. How did Sonia Braga became famous and moved to the USA? She almost doesn't speak. The movie just shows her naked almost all the time.

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Aug 6, 2011

Wonderful Brazilian soap. Steamy. The book, as usual, is much better.

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Jan 11, 2011

There's a plot going on, but I didn't find it...

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Jan 24, 2008

From a classical novel of jorge amado filmed in the lovely city of Paraty , Marcello Mastroianni , Sonia Braga , a classic

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Bruno Barreto

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Sônia Braga

Gabriela

Marcello Mastroianni

Nacib

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Tonico Bastos

Paulo Goulart

João Fulgêncio

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Synopsis

A rich Turkish bar owner (Sônia Braga) falls in love with his beautiful Brazilian cook (Marcello Mastroianni).

Director: Bruno Barreto
Producer: Hélio Ferraz, Ibrahim Moussa, Harold Nebenzal
Screenwriter: Flávio R. Tambellini, Leopoldo Serran, Bruno Barreto, Jorge Amado
Production Co: United Artists, Sultana, United Independent Pictures Ltd.
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 17, 2017
Runtime: 1h 42m

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